Wholesale How to Prevent Breast Cancer—Before & After by Pamela Wartian Smith

[Globe Pequot Publishing] Each year, over 300,000 women in the United States alone are diagnosed with some form of breast cancer, yet that doesn’t tell the whole story. Today, more than 4 million women worldwide are living with this disease—both during and after treatments. Knowing that 1 in 8 women will develop this disease in their lifetime, bestselling health author Dr. Pamela Wartian Smith has written this book to answer the many crucial questions women may have about this cancer. The book is divided into two sections. Part 1 looks at the basics—the nature of this illness, how it is diagnosed, and the various forms it may take. It then looks at the conventional treatments now available, including surgery, radiation, and hormonal and chemotherapy protocols. Part 2 examines the risk factors that may bring on this type of cancer—the ones that cannot be changed (such as age, gender, and genetics), and those that can be changed (including cigarette addiction, poor diet, obesity, a